Bending the rules … but just a little bit

The Dodgers are taking the following lineup to Surprise, Surprise, Surprise for today’s game with the Rangers. MLB has a rule that you have to take at least four “regulars” to every road game, including split-squad games. But the definition of “regular” is something that has never really been nailed down, and managers tend to stretch the rules. Today, you could make a case for DeWitt, Loney and Kemp, with Schmidt pitching. That’s four, apparently.

75 Xavier Paul (L) RF
33 Blake DeWitt (L) SS
7 James Loney (L) 1B
27 Matt Kemp CF
3 Delwyn Young DH
17 Jason Repko LF
14 Juan Castro* 3B
60 Chin-lung Hu 2B
44 A.J. Ellis C